The Material Conditions of Experience: The Specification of the Concept of Matter in the Critique of Pure Reason

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https://doi.org/10.5380/sk.v23i2.100647

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Kant, matter, reality, force, influx, homogeneity

Abstract

The aim of our research is to exhibit the characterization of the material conditions of experience in the Critique of Pure Reason. We argue that, in conjunction with the study of the formal conditions of experience, Kant indirectly addresses the problem of the material conditions. We will show how the concept of matter is specified throughout the Critique of Pure Reason. Kant demonstrates that, just as we possess specific formal conditions that make experience possible, specific material conditions are also necessary for experience to occur.

Author Biography

Laura Pelegrin, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Laura Pelegrín holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). She earned her PhD in Philosophy through the joint program between Universidad Diego Portales (UDP, Chile) and Leiden University (UL, The Netherlands). She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at CONICET. She is a member of the Kantian Studies Group at the Institute of Philosophy of UBA and of the Critical Idealism Group at UDP. She serves as secretary of the Revista Estudios Kantianos (REK). She has presented the results of her research at various academic conferences and has published in national and international scholarly journals.

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2025-08-31 — Updated on 2025-10-27

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Pelegrin, L. (2025). The Material Conditions of Experience: The Specification of the Concept of Matter in the Critique of Pure Reason. Studia Kantiana, 23(2), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.5380/sk.v23i2.100647

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